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Potato states held 65.3 million cwt. in storage on June 1, up 13% from June 1 a year ago.

Salinas, Calif.-based PlantTape®, an automated transplanting system, announced today the promotion of Lance Portman to President and Hunter Smith to Vice President of Agriculture & Sales.

Lori Anne peaches are back in stores at select retailers nationwide.

The Peruvian Asparagus Importers Association (PAIA) has released its 2020/2021 Fresh Asparagus Statistics, Category Trends and Demographics Report.

Divine Flavor and the American Institute of Cancer Research (AICR) launch partnership aimed towards spreading awareness to consumers of how table grapes can be part of a plant based diet that reduces cancer risk.

Arable Capital Partners (“Arable”) announced today the acquisition of Royal Ridge Fruits, Dorsing Farms, Inc. and related entities.

Over a million poles stretch toward the sky on 750 rolling acres in Oceanside, California, graced by vines that will yield the season’s first vine-ripened roma and round tomatoes come the Fourth of July.

There is a lot to love about fruit, including the plethora of songs about it. Listen here for The Packer’s picks of top fruity tunes.

The production of South African citrus, mainly soft citrus, new orange varieties, lemons and limes is estimated to continue its strong growth in the 2020-21 marketing year, according to a new report from the USDA.

Colombian-based avocado producer Agricola Ocoa used an advanced electronic data logger to seek out sources of damage within their production chain and achieved a significant reduction in losses.